Maybe it was out of my loneliness? Or the phantom he left behind, ever day? You were here when I needed most A face that smiled when I smiled Got all nervous and shy, whenever our eyes met for longer than a pause Or just…

I see a confused people In need of a love only I can give I know the heart is wicked Appearances mask the filthy puss filled wounds of sin I hear the sweet words spoken of a friend Who readily transformed into my enemy 30…

Write a persona poem. A persona poem is when you write from the perspective of someone else; e.g. not your own perspective. That person can be imagined, or someone you know personally, or alternatively the poem can be from the perspective of a famous individual….

sailing over the moon… the moon trembles under his oars… their boat creates a moon eclipse before the waterlily leaves…  

fishing… troubling the moon… after the swim of a few fishes creating an eclipse a red-eared slider… troubling the fishing rod only the wind… the fisherman wakes up from dreamy reflections  

after hours of watching a blooming magnolia… after good morning wishes soft moonlight

I use no watercolours this time… weaving a multicoloured group African fish  

Write a poem that belongs to a specific genre, ie: a science fiction poem, a fantasy poem, a romance poem, etc. . . Feel free to use cliches, or subvert them!

Fishing with my Father, 1970 He’d have a Pall Mall hanging loosely from his lips, his eyes squinted tight behind sunglasses. That habit he had of moving his head to the left to shake back the sun-bleached hair that fell from a side-ways part. Old…

Write a poem about fishing. It doesn’t matter if you have never been fishing before. The poem must contain at least three lines that involve fishing. Everything else is up to you.